USA Today reported yesterday that 60,000 AARP members terminated their membership since July 1st of this year specifically because of AARP support for current healthcare reform bills. An AARP spokesman reported that AARP typically loses some 300,000 members a month for various reasons. He also stated that during that same period AARP gained some 400,000 new members during the same period and that 1.5 million members renewed their membership. It sounds like the AARP is better at gaining members than keeping them.
At any rate, I would like to inform people of the alternative to the AARP--it is the American Seniors Association. I just joined, so I am still learning about the benefits, but I am grateful for an organization that represents Senior Citizens in a way that more closely reflects what I believe than the AARP does. Check out their website at the link above!!
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